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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler became the No. 1 player in golf with his sublime tee-to-green game. He got hot with the putter Sunday in the Arnold Palmer Invitational and was simply unstoppable.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime was eliminated from the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday, falling 6-2, 6-3 in third-round play to Spain's Carlos Alcaraz. The Montreal native had just one ace to five double faults and only won 54.

REGINA — The Brier's top seed and the men's curling team ranked No. 2 in the world exited the Canadian men's championship in a Sunday semifinal loss. Saskatchewan's Mike McEwen reached Sunday's final with a 7-3 win over Alberta's Brendan Bottcher.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Anthony Santander hit two home runs and finished with four RBIs in leading the Baltimore Orioles past the Toronto Blue Jays 11-6 in pre-season action on Sunday. It was one of two split-squad games between the teams.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Zach Edey had a banner day.

Toronto FC's home-opening 1-0 win Saturday over Charlotte FC was filled with milestones for captain Jonathan Osorio. The game marked Osorio's 300th in MLS regular-season and playoff action.

ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Canadian freestyle skier Marion Thenault earned World Cup gold in women's aerials action on Sunday. The Sherbrooke, Que., native scored 94.11 to top the podium. Australia's Danielle Scott (87.25) and China's Kong Fanyu (82.

SANYA, China (AP) — Bailey Tardy picked up her first victory on the LPGA Tour, shooting 7-under 65 in Sunday’s final round of the Blue Bay tournament on China’s southern island of Hainan to win by four strokes ahead of Sarah Schmelzel.

MIAMI (AP) — Sean O'Malley emphatically defended his bantamweight belt Saturday night, unanimously outpointing Marlon “Chito” Vera in UFC 299.